well this may take a while but here is what i would do in a few training sessions a day:
Go about your regular routine. get his harness, put it on and grab his leash. If he starts to bark/get excited when you pick up his leash then say "uh oh", put it back, and walk away. Wait till he is calm/quiet. Walk back over to the leash and pick it up. If he barks again repeat the "uh oh" process. Do this until you can pick up the leash without him barking.
Next step is putting the leash on. If you put the leash on him and he starts barking, say "uh oh", take leash off, and walk away. Repeat this process until he can stay quiet while leashing him.
Next, with him on the leash walk to the front door. Put him in a sit stay and open the door. If he barks when you open it and/or tries to rush out, say "oh oh" and close the door. Move him back and put him back in the sit/stay position and repeat process. When he can remain sitting and not barking when you open the door say "ok" and walk out the door with him following you.
Once you are outside then you can do your leash training with him.
This same process can be adapted for the car. If he starts barking as soon as you get home then just sit in the car facing forward and ignore him until he stops. in the car you'll just have to ignore him a lot since you can't really walk away.
I have a feeling its going to take a while to train him out of this because he seems pretty persistent. LOL
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